I'm moving from pure hophead to a wider range of beer. Specifically, I find myself wanting to taste more
grain ("chewiness"?) and flavors than my current favorite SN Torpedo. In particular, I'm starting to appreciate
some of the complexities of barleywine. The SN XXX anniversary Black Barleywine was very good.
I do not want to attempted a barleywine - I'm just not yet at that point of expertise. Trying to take it slow. So,
my thought was to ask y'all what you might substitute for the grains in my, so far, favorite brew. I'll list the hops
also so you get the entire picture. But mainly, how can I substitute (or add) specialty grains or adjuncts to make
this more of a malty tasting beer without sacrificing the general hoppiness, etc that I now enjoy?
10.5 pounds domestic 2-row malt (GRNB001)
1 pound Crystal 45 (GRNS101 Crisp)
.5 pounds Cara pils (GRNS001)
.5 oz Centennial FWH
.5 oz Chinook (60)
.5 oz Columbus (10)
.5 oz Columbus (5)
.5 oz Chinook (5)
.5 oz Centennial (5)
.5 oz Columbus (0)
.5 oz Centennial (0)
.5 oz Columbus (dh)
.5 oz Centennial (dh)
WL001 White Labs Calif 001
Thanks!
Don